Engineering Manager

Location: Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area

This position will support the launch of a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area.

• Lead the development and implementation of capable, efficient, and lean manufacturing and sequencing systems in accordance with Inteva standards and procedures.
• Build and lead an effective manufacturing engineering organization capable of supporting continuous operations.
• Lead Manufacturing engineering activities supporting flawless program launches through the PDP process, including MSD, OSD, ZDL, production ramp-up, and transition to steady-state operations.
• Establish, communicate, and monitor department performance objectives and KPIs aligned with plant safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer requirements.
• Drive improvements in the capability, reliability, and robustness of manufacturing equipment and processes, applying structured technical problem-solving and lean methodologies.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, establishing individual goals and development objectives aligned with company goals and plant priorities.
• Identify, implement, and standardize lessons learned, global manufacturing standards, and best practices across plant processes and new programs.
• Develop and manage capital equipment plans, expenditures, and the manufacturing engineering budget, ensuring investments support operational requirements and business objectives.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and professional manufacturing environment, including adherence to 5S, applicable quality-system requirements, layered audits, and Inteva policies and initiatives.
• Identify and implement technically and financially viable automation and manufacturing technology solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, sequencing accuracy, labor efficiency, and overall plant performance.